Chapter 1020 Found it!
It was only three days later that Li Mu received the message.
The news was brought by Fei Ge's letter. Normal pigeons could not fly in the storm weather. However, Li Mu's pigeons were supported by systematically and had their own "satellite positioning navigation". Although they were dead when they fell, the patrol scouts still found the pigeon's body and brought the news back.
The scouts who were sent to look for Tong'e have not yet come back. Although the first batch of food and grass has arrived, Dingxiang is now surrounded and the second batch of food and grass is impossible to transport. Now it is a situation where people are scattered. What's more, no one knows better than Li Mu that there are no soldiers available in the Tang Dynasty. In other words, Dingxiang will not have reinforcements.
When he discussed with Li Xiaogong, he chose to take the initiative because he was afraid that Dingxiang would be besieged. Although he defeated the Western Turks, he could not stop the fate of being besieged. Xue Yantuo... Li Mu was so angry that he was itchy, and at the same time he regretted that he had miscalculated. If he had known that Xue Yantuo would have been in a strife at this time, he would definitely not have come to chase Tong'e, but it would be too late to say anything now, "Marty! Give the order! Let's go back and fight with them!" The generals looked at Li Mu in unison and asked for battle.
Li Mu pursed his lips tightly and refused to speak. Su Dingfang wanted to say anything, but he stopped him with his eyes, so he had to hold it in his mouth.
Seeing that the commander was undecided, the generals had to leave first and wait for Li Mu to make up their minds. Before leaving, Su Dingfang said in a deep voice: "Don't disclose the matter of the food road being cut off."
"That's natural." The generals nodded one after another. The most important thing at the moment was to block the news and prevent their subordinates from knowing that their food and grass had been destroyed and their retreat had been cut off, so as to avoid the army's morale being shaken.
When the generals retreated, Su Dingfang stayed. He looked at Li Mu and said, "Don't the marquis want to return to help?"
Li Mu nodded: "I want to continue chasing."
"Chasing the Turks?" Su Dingfang widened his eyes. He could never have thought that Li Mu would make such a choice, and said, "Why? Dingxiang is in danger, Marquis!"
Li Mu pointed to the map on the table and said, "We are now thousands of miles away from Dingxiang. Even if we return to help, it will not be of any effect. If the city is broken, when we arrive, the city will be broken. Even if the city is not broken, we only have 10,000 people, how much can it play for a tired army?"
"But..." Su Dingfang wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it when he was right. He knew that Li Mu was telling the truth!
"Tong'e's army had long lost food and grass. He dared to hide in the oasis and not come out. Obviously, there had been food and grass there, enough for their remaining troops to use." Li Mu said slowly.
"Even if there is no food and grass, as long as we can wipe out the Turkic army, those more than 10,000 war horses can solve our urgent needs."
Li Mu said lightly: "And if we kill the remaining Turkic cavalry, our army can avoid the danger of being attacked from both sides. At that time, we will be more calm when we concentrate on dealing with Xue Yantuo."
Su Dingfang said: "Since the Marquis has made a decision, then we are now..."
"I'm waiting!" Li Mu said in a deep voice: "I'm waiting for the scouts to come back to see what the situation is. They haven't returned yet, and it's useless to say it." After a pause, Li Mu said with a serious expression: "And if you decide, you will be a desperate bet. If something goes wrong, you will be wiped out?"
Li Mu's tone became heavier and heavier as he could hear it, and anyone could hear it, his struggling steps were difficult at this moment.
"Oh!" Su Dingfang was also overwhelmed by the heavy atmosphere, and beat his thighs in anger and said, "It's really better than the God's plan. Why would Xue Yantuo come at this time!"
"Wait a little longer." Li Mu continued to pace with his hands behind his back. "Look at whether there will be good news tonight?"
"Yes." Su Dingfang had no choice but to leave.
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Deep in the vast sea and Gobi, strong winds rolled up gusts of sand, forming a covered yellow curtain. Behind the curtain, there was a lush and lush oasis, hidden in this vast desert, which was the shelter of typhoon.
A few days ago, Tong'e led the remnants of his troops to finally arrive here and survived in a desperate situation. The Turkic nobles did not expect that Tong'e would still have this trick. At this time, both the nobles and ordinary tribes admired him to the point of promising.
After two days of rest, the exhausted Turkic horses, like a stray dog, finally recovered. However, when a group of Turkic nobles learned that Li Mu's army had chased to the edge of the desert, the frightened birds were once again in panic.
These people came all the way in a hurry and had long lost the courage to fight against the Tang army. They felt that Li Mu still had the possibility of chasing him in, so they hurried to find Optimus Prime Tong'e of the Turkic tribe. In this situation, only he could have a solution.
Seeing the anxious look on the faces of a group of Turkic nobles, Tong E smiled contemptuously and said, "You are so scared that you actually think Li Mu dares to chase after you." He swept everyone and said calmly: "Not to mention this barren land of hundreds of miles, how can Li Mu fly over? Besides, the location of this typhoon shelter is extremely secret. Even you need me to lead the way, so how can Li Mu know here?"
After hearing what Dahan said, the Turkic nobles felt much more at this time, but hiding here was not a problem. Someone respectfully asked Tong'e: "We can escape from heaven, all due to the clever idea of the Khan. However, this oasis is good, but it is small after all. Although Dahan prepared military rations in advance, he could not resist the more than 10,000 of our tribes. I think Dahan must have a backup plan, so it would be better to tell us so that we can rest assured."
"Haha," Tong'e's body lightened when she felt that it was almost the same, so she released a shocking secret and said: "Of course we don't have to hide here for a long time, Li Mu will be finished soon!"
"What?" The Turkic nobles were stunned. If they hadn't seen his face calm and calm, they would have thought Dahan was crazy. They all started to discuss: "Li Mu chased us for thousands of miles and had almost no losses. How could he finish it? How could this be possible?"
Everyone's expressions were as expected by Tong'e. A smile appeared on his calm face and said, "It's not a question of whether Li Mu wants to chase in, but a question of whether we want to fight out!"
When he heard Tong'e say he wanted to counterattack, the Turkic nobles all felt cold in their hearts. Li Mu would be grateful if he didn't come to fight. Wouldn't he be killed now?
Tong'e's words made everyone confused. The Turkic nobleman asked tentatively: "Depending on the meaning of the Khan, is our army still likely to win the counterattack?"
"Hahaha!" Tong'e laughed three times and said, "You don't know, I had sent someone to notify Xue Yantuo the night before we entered the Camel Valley. Tell them that the main force of the Tang Dynasty had been led away by us, and now Dingxiang is empty. With the greedy personality of the Yi Nan, they must attack the Tang people, which will inevitably cut off the Tang army's retreat. I think when we arrived at the shelter pond, they had already succeeded. Now the Tang army outside is about to be out of food, and they have no way out, and there are pursuers behind them. At this time, they have to go deep into the vast sea and gobian to chase us. Wouldn't it be a death?"
"Ah! This is the case, and the Khan hides us so much!" The Turkic nobles looked at Tong'e in disbelief. Although they were complaining, they all looked ecstatic. If it was as E said, then the Heaven of Changsheng was really open! The Tang army would definitely be defeated! If they took advantage of the Tang army's fight against Xue Yantuo and had no time to take care of it, they might be able to get a big advantage.
Thinking that Li Mu had been chasing him and now he had the opportunity to chase him, the nobles were very excited.
"But Khan, Xue Yantuo has long been dissatisfied with us. I'm afraid there is no other intention to come to help us this time!" The Turkic nobleman with a clever mind was at this time and still felt unbelievable.
"Hmph! Of course, these bastards won't be kind," Tong'e said with displeasure, "It must be because we can't do it anymore. This time we have suffered a heavy blow and we have begun to dream of unifying the grassland."
"Ah! Then what else can we mess with them? Let them bite the dog!" The Turkic nobles looked at the respected Grand Master in admiration, with little stars appearing in their eyes.
"Oh, I want to give him the same way." Tong'e was full of confidence, shook his head and said, "Don't Xue Yantuo want the fisherman to win the profits when he fights with the snipe and clam? I also take medicine according to the prescription. When they fight with the Tang army, we will suddenly come out and reap the benefits of the fisherman!"
Tong'e said this, but he had no idea. But he had no choice. After all, after a series of big defeats, Tong'e needed a big victory to stop the decline and maintain his rule. Of course, it would be better to take the opportunity to make a big vote.
After listening to Tong'e's analysis, the Turkic nobles were dazzled and confused. Although they still didn't understand, they all knew that there was no need to worry about the Tang army catching up, and there was still a chance to bite back and take revenge! The excitement of the Turkic nobles was almost rushing to the sky!
Changshengtian knew what kind of life they had been in the past few months. Every day, they were chased by the Tang army and urinated. When they were sleeping at night, they only dared to close one eye, for fear that they would be left behind and become the prey of the Tang army. The nervousness, worry, fear, and fatigue, and countless negative emotions accumulated day after day, and many Turkic nobles were no longer like humans, ghosts, and ghosts.
The Turks needed such news to relieve the pressure. Seeing that some people in the army hugged their heads and cried, some danced and some rolled around the ground, Tong'e also understood that if they didn't let them vent their vent, these guys might not be able to return to normal, let alone take them to war.
So, the Turkic Grand Master took the opportunity to announce that all the Turks would have fun for three days and three nights, and then rushed out of the desert!
"Ao! Ao!" All the Turkic people howled happily, and some Turkic nobles were unsatisfied: "It's a pity that there is no wine, and the carnival always lacks a little taste."
How could this little thing stump the great Turkic Khan? Tong E smiled and said to the nobles, "Who said there was no wine?" As he said that, he slapped his hands and hundreds of Turkic soldiers carried out more than a hundred jars of fine wine.
The eyes of the Turkic nobles were almost glaring, and they shouted: "Can the Khan be the god in the sky?"
Tong'e was very proud and laughed: "This is the fine wine hidden here a few years ago. Originally..." Tong'e wanted to say that it was used for "celebration wine", but why can't this be opened in this situation? She could only smile and said: "Forget it, it's better not to mention it."
The Turkic nobles didn't care about what he said. They rushed to the edge of the wine jar, smashed the mud seal, and poured it hard at the mouth of the jar. For these drunkards, it was even more uncomfortable to kill them for more than a month.
The carnival began now, and the Turkic laughter and screams spread throughout the oasis, spreading to the desert, and spreading for more than ten miles. Even the scouts who were alert outside were attracted by the sound.
"What's wrong with it later?" The scouts asked their fellow tribes who had just come out of the oasis to change shifts.
"Xue Yantuo has seized the Tang army's retreat, and we will turn defeat into victory. The Grand Master ordered a carnival for three days and took out his treasured wine!"
"Wine?" The scouts' eyes were green, and the wine worms in their stomachs were shaking their lungs. How could they have the intention to warn them outside? They wished they could rush back and drink the wine.
The scout who happened to be able to go back to rest, left behind under the envious gaze of his colleagues, and laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, don't you have enough wine left, and no wine jar left?"
These words made the scouts worried and said anxiously: "What if we go back and have no wine?"
"Well, anyway, the Tang army cannot go to the desert to seek death. Why are we going around here to eat sand? Why would we be so happy to go back and drink!" said a bold suggestion.
"It makes sense. I haven't even seen my personal hair these days." Everyone's eyes lit up and they all agreed: "It's just the right thing to go back and drink quickly!"
"Who will be alert?" He also has the sense of responsibility that has not been killed by alcohol addiction.
"Let's go back to get the wine first, and then come back. Could it be that the Tang army will kill him in Kung Fu at this time?" The scouts were already drunk and extricated themselves. As for whether they will come back after returning, only the genius of immortality will know.
After finding an excuse to comfort myself, all the scouts ran away... These guys rushed back to drink, but no one noticed it. In the distance, several yellow figures followed behind them...
Those figures did not ride horses, and with just two legs, they could keep up with the speed of the cavalry.
After hanging behind the Turkic scout for more than ten miles, you can clearly feel that the air around you becomes wet. When you look forward, you will see a green patch of green.
In the long yellow sand, the green area was so dazzling that it made people unable to turn their eyes open. They carefully touched the edge of the oasis and realized that they didn't have to be so careful, because the Turks now only have wine in their eyes, so how could they care about anything outside of themselves?
Several men lay in the yellow sand, carefully observed the oasis, marked the map, and listened carefully to the words from the oasis for a while. After confirming that they could not hear anything new, they tiptoed out again.
Chapter completed!